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THE BELL FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2023

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Organization
THE BELL FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 58-6367642)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-06-12
IRS object ID
202511639349100311
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-06-12T16:04:30-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN561535659PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STEPHEN L LUCAS CPA PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1357AddressLine1Txt
CityHIGHLANDSCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP287411357ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN586367642EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BELL FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBELLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8285265667PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 2467AddressLine1Txt
CityHIGHLANDSCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28741ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGRIFFEN BELL JRPersonNm
Person TitlePRISIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone8285265667PhoneNum
Signature2024-05-21SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTEPHEN L LUCASPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01049767PTIN
Phone8285262399PhoneNum
Preparation2025-06-09PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,511,401FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$200,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$7,279InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$7,279InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$7,279InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$18,637DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$18,637DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$18,637DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$9,990NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$308,247GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$11,874CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$16,418OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Adj Net Incm$16,418OtherIncomeAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$252,324TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$37,790TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$42,334TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$2,185AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$565OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss-$937OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,813TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$59,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$59,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$60,813TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$59,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$191,511ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$37,790NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$42,334AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$11,718CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$12,817CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$12,817CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$39,397SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$39,397SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$814,818CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$897,120CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$1,259,187CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$131,287CorporateBondsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$200,000OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$200,000OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$957,823TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,149,334TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,511,401TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$957,823NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$1,149,334NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$957,823TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,149,334TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$957,823TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,149,334TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$957,823TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$191,511ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$1,149,334SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,149,334TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$11,874CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$525InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$525SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$525TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$568ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Total Payments And Credits$568TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$32EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment$11OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$11RefundAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksGRIFFIN BELL YRIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone8285265667PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O BOX 2467AddressLine1Txt
CityHIGHLANDSCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28741ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGRIFFEN BELL JRPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O BOX 2497AddressLine1Txt
CityHIGHLANDSCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28741ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitlePRISIDENTTitleTxt
Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos000.00AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt
Compensation$0CompensationAmt
Employee Benefit Program$0EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
Expense Account Other Allwnc$0ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$1,368,260AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$12,266AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,380,526TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,380,526AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$20,708CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,359,818NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$67,991MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$67,991MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$525TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$525TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$67,466DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$67,466DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$67,466DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$59,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$59,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$67,466DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Qualifying Distributions$59,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$59,000AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Undistributed Income CY$8,466UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (21 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
CITY OF REFUGE
1300 JOSEPH E BOONE BLVDATLANTAGA30314UNRESTRICTED$2,000
BASSET HOUND RESCUE OF GEORGIA
P O BOX 1834FAYETTEVELLEGA30214UNRESTRICTED$3,500
AWARE WILDLIFE CENTER
4158 KLONDIKE RDLITHONIAGA30038UNRESTRICTED$3,500
SAMARITHAN'S PURSE
801 BAMBOO RDBOONENC28607UNRESTRICTED$2,750
CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER
200 ASHFORD CENTER N 250ATLANTAGA30338UNRESTRICTED$2,250
MERCER SCHOOL OF LAW
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRMACONGA31207UNRESTRECTED$1,750
HIGHLANDSCASHIERS HEALTH FONDATION
348 S 5TH STREETHIGHLANDSNC28741UNRESTRICTED$10,000
HIGHLANDS CASHIERS LAND TRUST
348 S 5TH STREETHIGHLANDSNC28741UNRESTRICTED$10,000
CENTER FOR LIFE ENRICHMENT
348 S 5TH STREETHIGHLANDSNC28741UNRESTRICTED$500
MAINSPRING CONSERVATION TRUST
557 E MAIN STREETFRANKLINNC28734UNRESTRICTED$10,000
BROTHER WOLF
31 GLENDALE AVEASHEVILLENC28803UNRESTRICTED$500
CASHIERS HIGHLANDS HUMANE SOCIETY
200 GABLE DRSAPPHIRENC28774UNRESTRICTED$1,000
HIGHLAND BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
265 N 6TH STREETHIGHLANDSNC28741UNRESTRICTED$1,000
ECO FORRESTERS
38 OLD CHARLOTTE HIGHWAYASHEVILLENC28803UNRESTRICTED$500
MOUNTAIN THEATRE CO
507 CHESTNUT STREETHIGHLANDSNC28741UNRESTRICTED$500
DEKALB PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES
3562 HABERSHAM AT NORTHLATUCKERGA30084UNRESTRICTED$1,500
INTERNATION FREINDSHIP CENTER
348 S 5TH STREETHIGHLANDSNC28741UNRESTRICTED$2,750
WORLD
P O BOX 20002ASHEVILLENC28802UNRESTRICTED$1,500
CHASTAIN PARK FRIENDS OF THE ARTS
135 CHASTAIN PARK AVEATLANTAGA30342UNRESTRICTED$2,000
AHIMSA HOUSE OF ATLANTA
P O BOX 2173TUCKERGA30085UNRESTRECTED$1,000
COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC
52 AUNT DORA DRHIGHLANDSNC28741UNRESTRECTED$500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$59,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$7,279RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$18,637RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$9,990RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMAINSTAY HEALTHCARE NATL PIDesc
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$16,418RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$52,324RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$52,324TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amt$2,185Amt

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAssetGrp (7 entries)

AssetAssetDescAcquiredAcquiredDtHow AcquiredHowAcquiredTxtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtBasisBasisAmtTotal NetTotalNetAmt
AMERICAN AMCAP FD2020-07PURCHASE2023-08$56,483$49,942$6,541
AMERICAN INFLTLINKED BAND2020-07PURCHASE2023-08$33,688$40,612-$6,924
FIDELITY ADV TOTAL BANK2020-07PURCHASE2023-08$27,635$31,825-$4,190
FIDELITY ADVISOR REAL ESTATE2020-07PURCHASE2023-08$34,517$34,150$367
DELAWARE SMALL CAP CORE INSTL.PURCHASE2024-06$29,885$23,230$6,655
JOHN HAN DISCIPLINED VALUE MD CAPPURCHASE2024-06$22,295$14,721$7,574
BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PTRSHIP2023-02PURCHASE2024-02$91,870$103,777-$11,907

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockSYNOVUSStockNm
EOY Book Value$897,120EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$1,259,187EOYFMVAmt

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemMAINSTAY HEALTHCARE NATL PIKECategoryOrItemTxt
Listed At Cost Or FMVAT COSTListedAtCostOrFMVCd
Book Value$200,000BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$200,000EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
EXPENSES
CORRECTION PRIOR YEAR-$937

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMAINSTAY HEALTHCARE NATL PIKEDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$16,418RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Adjusted Net Income$16,418AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryINDIRECT OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$565Amt